The pariahs of yesterday Breton migrants in Paris

This work looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the 19th century to live and work in Paris. Portrayed as backward, ignorant peasants they found no welcome until after WWII. Moch positions her work within immigration theory, connecting migration st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moch, Leslie Page (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press 2012.
Durham : 2012.
Series:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426077806719
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing the pariahs of yesterday
  • Contexts
  • A Breton crowd in Paris : the beginnings
  • The turn of the century : a belle époque?
  • Between the wars
  • A long resolution in postwar Paris
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: marriage records.